LET THE CHILDREN COME TO ME
“Children
see magic, because they look for it.”
Christopher
Moore
I had
been to a friend’s place, last evening. As I got off the lift, I was pleasantly
surprised to see one of my ex-students (she had also attended our summer
programme on Personality Development) with her little girl on a three-wheeled
cycle. “Hello sweetheart,” I greeted the little child, “can I sit on your
cycle?”
The little girl
looked at her mother!
I did not know, that
my ex-student lived on the same floor as my friend did. After chatting with her
for a few minutes, I proceeded towards my friend’s flat, which was on one end
of the floor, while my ex-student and her little girl on cycle proceeded
towards their flat, which was on the other end of the floor. It was a large
floor with at least eight to ten flats on it…
As I was waiting
for someone to open the door from inside my friend’s flat, I overheard a conversation
between my ex-student and her little girl on cycle…
“Mummy, who was
that uncle?” the little girl was asking her mother.
“Baby, that
uncle was my teacher, many years ago,” the mother answered.
“What did he
teach you, mummy?” the child was curious to know.
“Baby, you have seen
how nicely your mummy talks to you?”
“Yes, mummy.”
“Your mummy
learnt it from that teacher.”
By then, the
door was opened from inside my friend’s flat. Meanwhile, I let the gentle conversation
go inside my heart…
I felt blessed!
I remembered
an incident from Jesus’ life… One day, while He was teaching the crowd, some
mothers brought their little children to Him. They wanted Jesus to bless their
little ones. Jesus’ disciples did not want those women to disturb the Master
while He was teaching. But, Jesus said to His disciples: “Let the children come
to me, and do not hinder them. For, the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as
these.”
Later at night,
after I reached my residence, I received a call from a stranger woman. “Am I
speaking to Mr. D’Cunha?” the woman asked in a polished English.
The woman
informed me, that she got my number from a person known to me. Hence, I let the
conversation proceed.
“Mr. D’Cunha, I
wanted to discuss a very important thing with you,” the woman said in an
energetic tone, “Can I take a few minutes to explain that?”
By now, I was
beginning to realize, that this woman was trying to ‘sell’ me something…
But, the least
did I realize, that the product was my Master – my Hero – Jesus Christ!
The woman, apparently,
belonged to a certain evangelistic denomination of Christianity. And she was
trying to hard-sell the idea of Jesus’ Second Coming… She was trying to tell
me, that in the last chapter of the Bible (The Book of Revelations), the secret
was hidden… and, it would help me identify Jesus when He comes again… “If you
give me an hour or so, as per your convenience, I can come over to your place with
my associates and explain to you more about it,” the woman said.
I wasn’t
impressed.
“Ma’am, Jesus
has already come,” I decided to end the sales conversation, “I just met Him
this evening… He was on a three-wheeled cycle. Frankly, I am feeling blessed.
Thanks for thinking of me.”
GERALD D’CUNHA
Pic.: pixels: 1. Saliha 2. Anete Lusina
Video: IT'S MORISON
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